IdahoIdaho Senate records approval of most rules from six agencies
The adopted Senate resolution records approval of most 2026 rules submitted by six Idaho agencies, with specified parts of two dockets excluded.
What it does
The adopted resolution records committee approval of most temporary and pending rules submitted by six Idaho agencies. It excludes specified parts of two parks and groundwater rule dockets.
A pending docket for Idaho’s public drinking water rules becomes effective when the 2026 legislative session ends.
Argument forRecording approval of most reviewed rules could help agencies and affected people understand which rules the committee approved.
Argument againstPeople affected by the excluded parks and groundwater rules could face uncertainty about whether those specific rule sections will take effect.
More detail
The adopted resolution records the committee’s approval of most temporary and pending rules from six agencies. The rules were submitted for review during the 2026 session by the departments of Fish and Game, Lands, Parks and Recreation, Water Resources, and Environmental Quality, and the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses. The approval excludes specified parts of two rule dockets.
The resolution states that a pending public drinking water rule docket becomes effective when the legislative session ends. The docket covers Idaho rules for public drinking water systems. This applies only to the named pending docket. It becomes effective upon sine die, meaning when the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-eighth Legislature adjourns.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 31Read in full – ADOPTED – voice voteFloor Sponsor – BurtenshawTitle apvd – Filed in Office of Secretary of SenateAdopted
- Mar 26Reported Printed; referred to 10th order; held one legislative day
- Mar 25Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for PrintingIntroduced
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